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Countries in North America Ranked by Rural population (2025)

Rural population: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

United States ranks #1 with 67.7 million people. That is 2.6 times Mexico in second place (26.34 million people). The top five are United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Canada and Haiti. Together the top 10 account for 96% of the total across the 34 countries in North America listed. The median across all 34 is 120,815 people; Sint Maarten (Dutch part) is last at 0 people. United States's figure has risen 15% since 2001 (58.96 million people to 67.7 million people in 2025).

#1
United States · 67.7 million people
Median
120,815 people
Coverage
34 countries in North America
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Rural populationBar chart of the top 10: 1. United States 67.7 million; 2. Mexico 26.34 million; 3. Guatemala 8.17 million; 4. Canada 7.13 million; 5. Haiti 5.28 million; 6. Honduras 4.48 million; 7. Dominican Republic 3.17 million; 8. Nicaragua 2.84 million; 9. Cuba 2.49 million; 10. El Salvador 1.56 million.United States67.7 millionMexico26.34 millionGuatemala8.17 millionCanada7.13 millionHaiti5.28 millionHonduras4.48 millionDominican Republic3.17 millionNicaragua2.84 millionCuba2.49 millionEl Salvador1.56 million
Top 10: Rural population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. United States 67.7 million; 2. Mexico 26.34 million; 3. Guatemala 8.17 million; 4. Canada 7.13 million; 5. Haiti 5.28 million; 6. Honduras 4.48 million; 7. Dominican Republic 3.17 million; 8. Nicaragua 2.84 million; 9. Cuba 2.49 million; 10. El Salvador 1.56 million.
Rural population over time, top 5United States: 58.96 million in 2001 to 67.7 million in 2025; Mexico: 24.73 million in 2001 to 26.34 million in 2025; Guatemala: 6.62 million in 2001 to 8.17 million in 2025; Canada: 6.56 million in 2001 to 7.13 million in 2025; Haiti: 5.21 million in 2001 to 5.28 million in 2025.016.93 million33.85 million50.78 million67.7 million200120132025United StatesMexicoGuatemalaCanadaHaiti
Rural population over time, top 5 (people). United States: 58.96 million in 2001 to 67.7 million in 2025; Mexico: 24.73 million in 2001 to 26.34 million in 2025; Guatemala: 6.62 million in 2001 to 8.17 million in 2025; Canada: 6.56 million in 2001 to 7.13 million in 2025; Haiti: 5.21 million in 2001 to 5.28 million in 2025.
Share of the total: Rural populationUnited States 50.3%; Mexico 19.6%; Guatemala 6.1%; Canada 5.3%; Haiti 3.9%; All others 14.9%50%20%15%

United States 50.3%Mexico 19.6%Guatemala 6.1%Canada 5.3%Haiti 3.9%All others 14.9%

Share of the total: Rural population, as a share of 34 countries in North America. United States 50.3%; Mexico 19.6%; Guatemala 6.1%; Canada 5.3%; Haiti 3.9%; All others 14.9%.

Full ranking

Countries in North America Ranked by Rural population, 2025
RankCountryRural population (people)
1United States67,700,000
2Mexico26,335,000
3Guatemala8,167,100
4Canada7,132,600
5Haiti5,284,500
6Honduras4,484,700
7Dominican Republic3,166,100
8Nicaragua2,842,000
9Cuba2,490,700
10El Salvador1,558,000
11Panama1,547,300
12Jamaica1,151,100
13Costa Rica1,044,700
14Trinidad and Tobago629,590
15Belize247,150
16Puerto Rico (US)180,250
17St. Lucia127,730
18Barbados113,900
19Bahamas, The75,243
20Grenada74,287
21Antigua and Barbuda71,285
22St. Vincent and the Grenadines51,979
23Aruba41,612
24St. Kitts and Nevis31,954
25Dominica17,136
26British Virgin Islands16,928
27Curaçao13,325
28Greenland6,494
29Virgin Islands (US)4,786
30Turks and Caicos Islands2,626
31Bermuda0
32Cayman Islands0
33St. Martin (French part)0
34Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0

About the top 10

#1 United States

United States ranks #1 on this list with 67.7 million people.

Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Income group
High income
Population
341.78 million people (2025)
GDP
US$30.77 trillion (2025)
GDP per person
US$90,027 (2025)
Life expectancy
78.9 years (2024)
Urban population
80.2% of population (2025)

Largest cities: New York metropolitan area, New York City, Chicago.

Also ranks #1 in gdp (current us$) · #1 in health expenditure per capita · #1 in imports of goods and services.

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Source and method

Rural population: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.RUR.TOTL. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Rural population: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospe.

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.